Box-fastener



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. BEEHLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BOX-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,936, dated October6, 1896. Application led April 13-l 1896. Serial No. 587,419. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, CHARLES W. BEEHLER, of the city of St. Louis, Stateof Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBox-Fasteners, of which the' following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

Myinvention relates to a cheap and effective box-fastenerwell adaptedfor use on eggboxes, cracker-boxes, and the like; and my inventionconsists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointedout in the claims.

Figure I is a perspective view showing a box with my fastener applied.Fig. II is an enlarged detail sectional view of the box, showing thefastener in edge View. Fig. III is a top or plan view of the fastener.Fig. IV is an inside view. Fig. V is a top view of the lid member of thefastener. Fig. VI is a vertical section, and Fig. VII is an outsideview.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a box, and 2 its lid, to whichmy fastener may be applied. The lid member of the fastener consists of aplate 3, (see Fig. V,) having a raised middle portion 4, the depressedportions on each side of the middle portion being perforated to receivenails or screws 5, by which the plate is attached to the box cover orlid. Fitting beneath the raised portion 4 of the plate is a spring 6,having a substantially straight arm 7, a return-bend 8, and an arm 9,the end 10 of which fits in a perforation in the raised part of theplate and acts as a pivot upon which the spring Works. The straight side7 of the spring lies against the front vertical wall of the raisedportion 4 of the plate, as shown at 11, Fig. V, and tends to hold thespring in the position shown in full lines, Fig. V, and by pressing onthe bend 8 of the spring it my be forced into the position shown indotted lines.

The plate 3 has an opening 12 to receive the arrow-head of the boxmember of the fastener, and the inner side of this opening is traversedbythe straight arm 7 of the spring 6 When the spring is in its normalposition.

The box member of the fastener consists of an arrow or V shaped head 13,from which depends an arm 14, secured to the inside of the box at 15.The lid of the box has an opening 16 beneath the plate 3, and when thelid of the box is closed the head of the box member of the fastenerenters through the opening 16 of the lid and through the opening 12 ofthe plate 3 and forces the spring 6 toward the position shown in dottedlines, Fig. V, and when the lid is entirely closed the spring resumesits position shown in full lines, Fig. V, causing the head of the boxmember of the fastener to be engaged by the sp1-ing, as shown clearly inFigs. III and IV. To release the lid, pressure is applied to the exposedend 8 of the spring and the spring forced in the direction shown by thedotted lines, Fig. V, until the spring is disengaged from the head l5 ofthe box member, when the lid may be raised.

The head of the box member is formed with an opening 17, and the lidmember of the fastener is provided with a perforated ear 18 to receive aseal 19.

I claim as my invention- 1. A box-fastener, composed of a'box member anda lid member, the box member consisting of an arm secured to the box andhaving a head, and the lid member consisting of a plate having a raisedportionand an opening through which the head passes; and a springpivoted at one lend to the plate and normallyin engagement with the headof the box member, and means carried by the spring whereby it may bemoved out of engagement with the head, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A box-fastenerconsisting of a plate 3 having a raised middle portion4 and adapted to be secured to the lid of the box, a spring having asubstantially straight arm 7, a return-bend 8, and an arm 9, said springfitting beneath the raised portion of the plate and its arm 9 beingconnected to the raised portion of the plate, and a box member having ahead 13, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

C. W. BEEHLER. In presence of-- N. FINLEY, STANLEY STONER.

